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HORTICULTURE 



August 22, 1914 



WAR OR NO WAR! 



We have FRENCH BULBS, and while they last 



we are offering- 

 Paper Whites Grandiflora, $8.50 per 1000 

 ST. DAVID'S HARRISII 

 5 to 7 Plump Bulbs - . - . . 400 to case, $20.00 

 7 to 9 " " - ... - 200 to case, 20.00 



I 



TOBACCO DUST for dusting 

 ROSE BONE 

 SCOTCH SOOT 



100 lbs. 2.00 



200 " 4.50 



- - - 112 " 3.00 



WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, 42 Vesey Street, NEW YORK 



FLORISTS' HAIL ASSOCIATION. 



Secretary John G. Esler's report tor 

 the year ending August 1, 1914 gave in 

 detail the amount ot insurance placed 

 on glass in the different states and 

 the number of hail storms and losses 

 paid in each. The figures indicated 

 an insurance upon 39,303,677 square 

 feet of glass. 



The total receipts for the year end- 

 ing August 1, 1914, and including last 

 year's balance, as per treasurer's re- 

 port, are $53,764.75. 



The total expenditures, as per treas- 

 urer's report, for the year ending 

 August 1, 1914, are $26,029.95. _ 



The cash balance on hand is $27,- 

 734.80, of which $1,145.76 belongs to 

 the Reserve Fund. 



The Reserve Fund now amounts to 

 $33,145.76, of which $32,000.00 is in- 

 vested in first class municipal bonds, 

 and $1,145.76 cash in hands of the 

 treasurer. 



The amount of interest collected on 

 bank deposits for the year is $404.90. 



The amount collected on Reserve 

 Fund investments for the year is $1,- 

 410.00. 



2100 losses have been adjusted since 

 the organization of the F. H. A., in- 

 volving a total expenditure of nearly 

 $300,000.00. 



The number of members at date of 

 closing is 1,609. 



An equivalent of 114,056 square feet 

 of single thick glass was broken by 

 hail, for which the Association paid 

 $5,702.80; and an equivalent ot 197,- 

 458 square feet of double thick glass 

 was broken which cost the Associa- 

 tion $13,822.03. 



The Florists' Hail Association, after 

 passing its twenty-seventh milestone, 

 carries a larger amount of risks, has 

 a larger Reserve Fund, and is in a 

 healthier condition than at any time 

 in its past history. 



The working of the recent amend- 

 ments to the By-Laws has been such 

 as to equitably distribute the burdens 

 of insurance in such a manner that 

 no portion of the territory covered 

 will have reason to complain. It may 

 be well, also, to call attention to the 

 fact, that hazardous risks, wherever 

 located, are paying a hazardous pre- 

 mium. 



Those members who remained with 

 the Association in its days of advers- 

 ity can now rejoice in its present pros- 

 perity. 



Treasurer Heacock's report was pre- 

 sented at the same time and was in 

 accordance with the foregoing figures. 



AMERICAN GLADIOLUS SOCIETY. 



The meeting of this society on 

 Wednesday was a well-attended and 

 business-like session. The following 

 oflieers were chosen: Charles F. 

 Fairbanks, president; Henry Youell, 

 secretary; A. E. Kunderd, treasurer; 

 Maurice Fuld, I. S. Hendrickson and 

 T. A. Havemeyer, executive commit- 

 tee; Prof. A. C. Beal, A. C. Hoddis 

 and Jj. M. Gage, nomenclature com- 

 mittee. Awards in the gladiolus dis- 

 play in Mechanics Building were as 

 follows: 



2r) spikes Mrs. l*'r;uK-is King. S. K. Spon- 

 rer, Woburn, Mass. ; \'auglian silver niodiil 

 for '.'.1 Chicago White, C. W. Brown Ash- 

 land. Mass. : 12 spilies Bhiek Beauty, Madi- 

 son Cooper, Caieiuiu. N. Y. ; 13 spikes 

 Golden Queen, L. E. Meader, Dover, N. II. ; 

 12 spikes Michigan, Madison Cooper. 

 white, C. F. Fairl:>anks; <J pink or shades 

 of pink, T. A. Havemeyer; (i yellow, T. A. 

 Ilaveniejrer. G red or shades of rod, C. W. 

 Brown; 6 any other color, T. A. Have- 

 meyer. Collection of 10 varieties, six eaeli, 

 Jolin Lewis Childs, Flowerfleld, N. Y. 2."i 

 spikes any white variety, ,TacoIi Tliomann 

 & Sons, Rochester, N. Y. Wlilte seedling, 

 S spikes. Arthur Cowee, Berlin, N. Y. Yel- 

 low seedling, H. K. Meader; pink seedling, 

 E. N. Fischer. Red variety never before 

 exhibited, Arthur Cowee. Corsage botniuet. 

 Arthur Cowee. 10 vases Gladiolus Chlldsi 

 named varieties, T. A. Havemeyer. 3 

 spikes Gladiolus Badenia, T. A. Havemeyer. 

 Silver cup for display correctly labeled, T. 

 A. Havemeyer. .3 spikes any white variety, 

 amateur, Thomas Cogger; 10 varieties, 1 

 spike each, A. A. Rosin. Vase of yellow 

 varieties, T. A. Havemeyer: America, 

 Thomas Cogger; silver medal for exhibit, 

 .3 spikes each, correctly labeled, C. F. Fair- 

 lianks: basket, Arthur Cowee; C. F. Fair- 

 banks, 2nd. 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



The American Rose Society held a 

 meeting in Paul Revere Hall on Thurs- 

 day forenoon. After reading of the 

 minutes of the last meeting. President 

 W. R. Pierson delivered a very inter- 

 esting address on the present and fu- 

 ture work of the society, particularly 

 in the establishment of test gardens 

 and affiliation with existing amateur 

 societies. Mr. Pyle advocated the ap- 

 pointment of committees of three for 

 each rose test garden, who shall be 

 subsidiary to one central board with 

 power to make rules and regulations 

 concerning the arrangement and con- 

 duct of same. 



FLORISTS' TELEGRAPH DELIVERY 

 ASSOCIATION. 



The Florists' Telegraph Delivery 

 officers of last year were re-elected 

 except directors for three years 

 who are H. Papworth. New Or- 

 leans, G, E, M. Stumpp, New York; 

 O, J. Olson, St. Paul, Minn. President 

 Bertermann's address showed a pros- 

 peroLis condition and over two hun- 

 dred members. The secretary urged 

 greater publicity in window displays 

 and otherwise. Dues will be doubled 

 for next year, those admitted this 

 month to pay present dues. The sec- 

 retary was voted five hundred dollars 

 for clerical help next year, A letter 

 of regret and greeting was received 

 from Philip Breitineyer, Detroit. Gen- 

 eral consensus of opinion was that 

 a discount of twenty per cent, on Eu- 

 ropean orders be permitted at the 

 source. 



CONVENTION NOTES. 



Mrs. E. Suder. of Toledo. O.. one of 

 the active elderly ladies of the trade 

 had the misfortune to stumble when 

 stepping up on a curbstone and strike 

 her chin. Though the wound was se- 

 vere, she did not lose her share in 

 the enjoyment of the convention. 



Phil Foley, of Chicago, as ponder- 

 ous and beaming as ever, was one of 

 the happiest of the throng in the ex- 

 hibition hall. He distributed dainty 

 little pocket mirrors among his 

 friends, with the remark, "If your wife 

 don't look pleasant when she sees her- 

 self in that, I'll get you another wife." 



Those ladies who were not bowling 

 enthusiasts were given an automo- 

 bile trip to points of historical inter- 

 est in Boston, the Old State House, 

 the Navy Yard, Faneuil Hall, Paul 

 Revere House, Bunker Hill Monu- 

 ment, etc. This ride was particularly 

 enjoyed as most of the visitors had 

 never seen these places before. 



I More Red Devil Cutters Used Annually Than All Others Comhined 



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